Saul of Tarsus, son of Benjamin Part 1

I want to start this series out with some very important background information about Paul and where his roots came from.

Saul of Tarsus was a descendant of the Tribe of Benjamin and the son of a Pharisee. One distinction I would like to make here is the difference between a Pharisee and a Priest. An example today of a Modern day Pharisee would be the Hasidic Jewish people who you would see in Photographs standing before the walling wall in Jerusalem praying. Only a direct descendant of Aaron could hold the position of the High Priest and it was only a member of the Tribe of Levi who would be considered a Priest.

I want to take you to Judges Chapter 20. The Benjamites refused to give up certain men in their city that raped and murdered a woman. In their refusal to do so it forced the entire Nation of Israel against them. The entire nation refused and pledged before the Lord to not give any of their daughters to any member of the Tribe of Benjamin.

The end result was that out of 26,000 men only 600 men who were hiding in the Mountains were left alive. There was one tribe who had not banded together and taken the oath before the Lord, so the directions were to put to death all the men in the city and all of the women who had had sex with a man. There were 400 hundred virgins taken from that city and given to 400 men of Benjamin. The remaining 200 women came from the city of Shiloh, thus the Lord had spared the Tribe of Benjamin, in order to not allow this Tribe to perish from existence.

Next week I will cover Saul of Tarsus a member of the Sanhedrin. What was the Sanhedrin, were do the requirements come from to establish the Sanhedrin, and were Saul of Tarsus fit into it.

The Lord Bless you and Protect you!

The Lord deal kindly and graciously with you!

The Lord bestow His favor upon you and grant you peace!


The Articles presented here are copy written by The Light In Christ Ministry in Sherman, TX. We are a Teaching Ministry whose goals are to teach Christians about the Daily prayer life of Jesus. Please consider if you are able, make a contribution to our ministry by contacting Brian Brody at bbrody1306@aol.com.